Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-11
BRIEFS.

49,, Monday Is valentine p"!'
,,,o bird, are whistling in the
trees. ..,o in tbi.
week. paper
very scarce
w.. motto of the bald-headed man:
Never say dye
an ,ovs are devoting their spare
.,o 70 plaving marbles now.
'" ,..ribe for tn. REGIsrER-the best
paper in tni. end of the State.
,o m YOUR quarters for the enter
ailments next Friday and Saturday
evenings
r,o wheat throughout the county is
,,,oking well. The winter, so FAR mas
not not been hard on it.
DR.. James N. Ransom Will De III snip
,-a.,ovn the whole Of next week Tor
the practice of dentistry
NJ Olin Beall, of Charlestown, pur-
,.od the Glenn farm, near Dufields'
oM last week, at $44 per acre.
~. past coupls Of days have been
,rcht and pleasant. 1t looks as If the
o'., of the winter may be over.
Tho CORPORATION election will be held
Monday, the 18th day of March. As
90 90, ,bere are but few candidates.
The boys of Shepherd College have
A,n,ht an immense football. 1t is half
,.bis as our young friend Lee Moier'
uHagerstown Tuesday 81 shares OF
40 First National Bank stock sold at
90 50 per share. The par value is slo'
Ws return thanks to Superintendent
Morgan for copy of his biennial
r.port of the free schools of West Wiz
ginis.
The protractsd meeting in the NJ. L
Church South has been continued this
usss There were three conversions
Wednesday night.
There seems to be an impression that
,tars will be anumber Of vacant houses
hi. spring. Many families, i: Is said'
uill move away from town.
Potomac Building Association No.
will offer for sale several shares OF stock
next Monday evening in Mr.. G. Nj.
Rsltzhooyer's office at o'clock.
Turkish and French prunes, dates,
Florida oranges, lemons, cocoanuts,
flesh crackers and snaps, cheese ~ cts.
N j. n. TrusSell.
ris said that a number of the resi-
dents of eharp.burg, Md. are suffering
with ervsipelas. creating the impression
that some local cause has given rise to
the malady.
He was travelling printer, and being
out of employment, he hired out to a
farmer. One day the farmer said: II
want YOU TO set that hen" "How DO
Won want ME 10 set her solid!
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad will
sell round trip tickets TO New Orleans
for s25.25. The occasion of the reduc-
ton is the Mardi Gras celebration on
the POD Of February in that city.
The Committee on. Mileage in the Sen
ATE reported Senator Unger entitled TO
the largest amount-424 miles each way.
Senator Gettinger next, AIS miles each
way, and Representative largent so4
miles.
About twenty feet Of the dam across
the Potomac at Major Blunt's cement
mill WAS carried away by the ice when
ltbroks up recently, and the raee-wall
was also slightly injured by the same
cause.
TIE sun is making rapid progress
nOrthward. ard the lengthening days
bear satisfactory testimony to his nearer
approach. An annular eclipse OF the
sun will occur OH the 22d, but it will
not be visible here.
Phil Vanmeter, son OF Mr.. Newton
Yanmeter. has secured situation at
Cumberland, Md. with his uncle, Cole
Hedges, proprietor Of the st. Nicholas
Hotel. Phil always was good boy,
and We are glad to learn of his success.
1t is stated that there will be very lit
tie immigration from the adjoining
counties of Maryland and Pennsylvania
to the West this spring. The tide is set
ting toward the South and Alabama
seems to be the main point of attraction.
Incsnned goods have tomatoes, corn,
WAX beans, June peas, apples, peaches,
salmon, lo5sterS, mackersl, pineapple,
strawberries. Also have pickles, salad
dressing, chow chow, pepper sauce, mus
lard, maple syrup, ginger. and fruit pre-
serves in bottles. j. n. Trussell.
Mr.. 2. G.. Tabb, of Lesrown, was in
shepherdstow on Monday looking after
the interests of the Shenandoah Valley
Hedge ard Wire Fence Company. Mr..
Tabb is the agent for this end of the
county, and parties wishing information
in his line Of business will receive
prompt attention by addressing him at
Leeiown.
John Stevens, the cOlOred man OF
whom mention was made in these col.
umas couple Of weeks ago in connee-
ion with hanging affair in Arkansas,
has written TO his friends here that he Is
now alive and well, having never been
hung and never expecting to be. NO
Que should know better than john
whether he il alive or not, so the letter